A woman nearly died after suffering a medical emergency on a flight back to the United States from Vietnam.WFTS reports Debbie Taylor, of Tampa, was on a Delta Airlines flight 40,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean when something went wrong."I remember telling the woman next to me...'I don’t feel well. I need to get home,'" she recalled.Taylor became unresponsive and three doctors, who just happened to be on board, jumped into action to try and save her life."They gave me CPR for about five hours," Taylor said. Eventually, pilots were able to put the plane down in Alaska for an emergency landing. Taylor was rushed to the hospital.Doctors placed her on life support and her daughter Cheryl Cowans rushed to her mother's side. "I was worried she was gonna be brain dead," Cowans said. But Taylor improved and came out of her coma, against the odds. She hopes she will get a chance to thank the doctors who kept her alive until the plane landed. "You saved my life. Thank you very much," she said."I’m sure they want to know what happened, I just want to say thank you, my mom is my best friend," Cowans added.Delta won't release the names of the doctors, due to their confidentiality rules. But Taylor hopes her gratitude will reach their ears.

Tampa, FL —

A woman nearly died after suffering a medical emergency on a flight back to the United States from Vietnam.

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WFTS reports Debbie Taylor, of Tampa, was on a Delta Airlines flight 40,000 feet above the Pacific Ocean when something went wrong.

"I remember telling the woman next to me...'I don’t feel well. I need to get home,'" she recalled.

Taylor became unresponsive and three doctors, who just happened to be on board, jumped into action to try and save her life.

"They gave me CPR for about five hours," Taylor said.

Eventually, pilots were able to put the plane down in Alaska for an emergency landing. Taylor was rushed to the hospital.

Doctors placed her on life support and her daughter Cheryl Cowans rushed to her mother's side.

"I was worried she was gonna be brain dead," Cowans said.

But Taylor improved and came out of her coma, against the odds.

She hopes she will get a chance to thank the doctors who kept her alive until the plane landed.

"You saved my life. Thank you very much," she said.

"I’m sure they want to know what happened, I just want to say thank you, my mom is my best friend," Cowans added.

Delta won't release the names of the doctors, due to their confidentiality rules. But Taylor hopes her gratitude will reach their ears.